Craftsman 917.27206 owner manual To Service Pre-Cleaner, the cartddge

8.Use gauge on oil fill cap/dipstick for checking level. Insert dipstick into the tube and rest the oil fill cap on the tube. Do not thread the cap onto the tube when taking reading. Keep oil at "FULL" line on dipstick. Tighten cap onto the tube securely when finished.

Oil Drain Valve

Closed and Locked Position

Cap

Drain Tube

TO SERVICE PRE-CLEANER

3.Slide foam pra-cleaneroff cartridge.

4.Wash it in liquid detergent and water.

5.Squeeze it dry in a clean cloth. Allow it to dry.

6.Saturate it in engine oil. Wrap it in clean, absorbent cloth and squeeze to remove excess oil.

TO SERVICE CARTRIDGE

•Replace a dirty, bent, or damaged cartridge.

NOTE: Do not wash the paper cartridge or use pressurized air, as this will damage

the cartddge.

7.Reinstall the pra-cleaner (cleaned and oiled) over the paper cartridge.

8.Reassemble air cleaner, wing nut, cover and tighten knob securely.

Air Cleaner.Cover Knob

CLEAN AIR SCREEN

Foam

! Nut

•Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to prevent engine damage from overheating. Clean with a wire brush or compressed air to remove dirt and stubborn dried gum fibers.

CLEAN AIR INTAKE,/COOUNG AREAS

To insure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen, cooling fins, and other

external surfaces of the engine are kept clean at all times.

Every 100 hours of operation (more often under extremely dusty, dirty conditions), remove the blower housing and other cooling shrouds. Clean the cooling fins and external surfaces as necessary. Make sure the cooling shrouds are reinstalled.

NOTE: Operating the engine with a blocked grass screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, and/or cooling shrouds removed will cause engine damage due to overheating.

AIR RLTER

Your engine will not run propedy using a dirty air filter. Clean the foam pre-cleaner after every 25 hours of operation or every season. Service paper cartridge every 100 hours of operation or every season, whichever occurs first.

Service air cleaner more often under dusty conditions•

1.Remove knob and cover.

2.Remove wing nut and air cleaner from base.

Rubber

Grommet

Paper

Cadddge

Base

Screen

MUFFLER

Inspect and replace corroded muffler and spark an'ester(if equipped) as it could create a fire hazard and/or damage.

SPARK PLUGS

Replace spark plugs at the beginning of each mowing season or after every 100 hours of operation, whichever occurs first.

Spark plug type and gap setting are shown in "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" section of this manual.

ENGINE OIL FILTER

Replace the engine oil filter every season or every other oil change if the tractor is used more than 100 hours in one year.

1.Drain oil from engine crankcase (See "TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL" in this section of this manual, through step remove drain plug),

2.Remove oil filter and wipe off filter adapter.

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